Fractures of the coronoid process of the mandible

Abstract

Fractures of the coronoid process occur infrequently. In the present study, 52 cases of fracture of the coronoid process are presented and analysed and the relèvent literature is reviewed. Coronoid fractures constituted 2.9% of all facial fractures. Of the 52 cases, 12 were isolated coronoid fractures (23%), whereas in the remaining 40 cases, coronoid fractures coexisted with other maxillofacial injuries. The clinical picture, diagnosis and therapeutic modalities of coronoid fractures are discussed.